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A few choices can make your day a sustainable action day
Photo Credit: Getty Images / iStockphoto If you really want to make a difference in your daily life, take into consideration small but meaningful actions that, if multiplied, can drastically change the impact our Western society has on the environment. The impact that our Western society leaves on the planet is impressive compared to that…
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Virtuous Initiatives by Italian Municipalities
Some municipalities in Italy have implemented praiseworthy initiatives that go beyond the simple act of recycling, implementing real alternatives to the disposable or recycle cycle. The entire recycling process, from waste sorting to material processing centers, has a significant environmental impact, ranging from the extraction and exploitation of resources to the release of CO2 through…
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Textile History and Archaeology
Having a fair background in history and archaeology helps to understand present days. I always say, we learn from the past to understand the present. Did you know that second hand clothes shops are attested since the XIII century in France? They existed in Paris and other cities, it’s an urban habit but was surely…
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History of Waste
Have you ever wondered how the human waste was managed before the plastic even existed? Let’s consider the waste composition till the 20th century: according to what archaeologists mostly find during excavations, it contained food waste, used clothes made of cotton, linen, wool and leather; shoes made of wood and leather; broken pottery; animal bones…